An injured girl being treated at a hospital after a speeding Bolero mowed down more than a dozen people in Rajasthan

In a tragic accident, seven people of a family died after a speeding Mahindra Bolero car mowed down more than a dozen people at the Sarmathura bypass in Rajasthan's Dholpur district. The accident happened early today morning when a group of devotees was going to the Viloni Mata temple in Dholpur district, on foot. An SUV, travelling at high speed, hit the group of devotees and mowed down 16 people.

Four of them died on the spot while three others died while on the way to a hospital. All seven of the deceased - including a 14-year-old boy - were from the same family in Dholpur's Baadi area. The survivors of the accident are being treated at hospitals in Sarmathura and Karauli.

The Bolero driver is currently absconding after fleeing from the site of the accident. Police, however, have seized the vehicle.

Speaking about the accident Goverdhan Lal Meena, SDM, Dholpur, "Villagers from Baira Bagh Bidarpur village situated on Dhanora Road were [on their way] to Viloni Mata. All these people were on foot. At that time, a Bolero hit [them near] Sarmathura in which seven people were killed and some people were injured."